The Dental Update Archive

It is well documented in the literature that soft tissues follow hard tissues. Holmes noticed the collapse of interdental papillae following the loss of its osseous support.2 Clinicians may overlook...

A 48-year-old female patient presented to the emergency department with a right-sided facial swelling in November 2018. She described a 6-week history of persistent swelling, but reported a variably...

Vaccines and vaccination procedures have had their fair share of proponents and opponents since their introduction some two centuries ago by Edward Jenner, in the UK, to prevent smallpox. This said,...

GCA commonly affects the external carotid branches and the subclavian arteries. The inflammation of the arterial wall starts in the outermost layer, the tunica adventitia and works its way past the...

The compound directly resulting in the bleaching effect, hydrogen peroxide, is an oxidizing agent. Hydrogen peroxide breaks down in the presence of water to yield water and a free radical species....

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In many, if not most, patients with TSL the rate of deterioration is slow and a conservative approach with minimal, if any, restorative intervention is appropriate. In such cases it is paramount that...

This is the direct application of a thin film of composite over the entire labial aspect of a tooth in order to modify the contour and/or shade. As for megabrasion,2 a preliminary single tooth...

Gingival recession is defined as displacement of the gingival margin apical to the cementoenamel junction, with associated exposure of the root surface.9,10,11 In the most recent Adult Dental Health...

The triage and initial investigation of a complaint or concern about a dentist's fitness to practice are the same as before. Following an investigation and involvement of external clinical advisors...